Covid-19 Superspreader Wedding In Washington State Linked To 7 Deaths Of People Who Didn’t Even Attend
by Victoria Forster Contributor
Healthcare
Cancer research scientist and childhood cancer survivor.
Dec 4, 2020
A 300-person wedding on November 7th in Washington State has been linked with dozens of cases of Covid-19 and now the deaths of several residents in long-term care homes in the area.
In an announcement yesterday, the Grant County Health District reported that seven deaths from Covid-19 had occurred in three long-term care facilities where attendees of the super-spreader wedding had worked.
“Our investigations have determined that there were long term care staff who tested positive for COVID-19 who attended the large wedding in Ritzville, WA reported on November 16th,” - statement from Grant County Health District.
The residents ranged in age from in their 70s to in their 90s and four additional deaths in the care homes were currently awaiting certification by a coroner to confirm the cause of death as Covid-19.
However, the investigation is still very much ongoing, with Grant County Health District stopping short of being able to confirm a certain link between the infected staff members who had attended the wedding and the deaths of the long-term care home residents.
“Because staff in these facilities care for entire units, direct contact with associated patients is not known,” - 3rd December statement from Grant County Health District.
As of the last official update regarding the outbreak on November 17th, Grant County Health District confirmed that 40 cases of Covid-19 had been directly linked to the wedding and two potential secondary outbreaks were being investigated, including one at a school and the other at a long-term care center. Forbes Health has contacted Grant County Health District to request updated data, as well as other neighboring counties which have also reported cases linked to the wedding, as reported originally by the Tri-CityHerald.
more:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2020/12/04/covid-19-superspreader-wedding-in-washington-state-linked-to-7-deaths-of-people-who-didnt-even-attend/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Valerie&fbclid=IwAR0XRpsVoXD6vaHLHq8I46ZR0C2E7MX0tkusyAlej-TURObomzkMaKP5dr4&sh=15fa786b3124
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